Karl-Ernst Schroeter
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)
| Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 32,358 GRT 2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 1,134 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 4,799 GRT |
| Born | 3 Dec 1912 | Freystadt, Silesia | |
| Died | 23 May 1943 | (30) | Central North Atlantic |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-121 | 28 May 1940 | 30 Mar 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-752 | 24 May 1941 | 23 May 1943 (+) | 8 patrols (359 days) |
Patrol info for Karl-Ernst Schroeter
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-752 | 23 Jul 1941 | Kiel | 24 Jul 1941 | Horten | 2 days | ||
| 2. | U-752 | 31 Jul 1941 | Horten | 2 Aug 1941 | Trondheim | 3 days | ||
| 3. | U-752 | 18 Aug 1941 | Trondheim | 22 Aug 1941 | Kirkenes | 5 days | ||
| 4. | U-752 | 23 Aug 1941 | Kirkenes | 17 Sep 1941 | Kirkenes | Patrol 1, | 26 days | |
| 5. | U-752 | 19 Sep 1941 | Kirkenes | 23 Sep 1941 | Trondheim | 5 days | ||
| 6. | U-752 | 18 Oct 1941 | Trondheim | 22 Oct 1941 | Kirkenes | 5 days | ||
| 7. | U-752 | 7 Nov 1941 | Kirkenes | 18 Nov 1941 | Kirkenes | Patrol 2, | 12 days | |
| 8. | U-752 | 22 Nov 1941 | Kirkenes | 10 Dec 1941 | Kiel | Patrol 3, | 19 days | |
| 9. | U-752 | 4 Feb 1942 | Kiel | 5 Feb 1942 | Helgoland | 2 days | ||
| 10. | U-752 | 7 Feb 1942 | Helgoland | 10 Feb 1942 | Bergen | 4 days | ||
| 11. | U-752 | 12 Feb 1942 | Bergen | 13 Mar 1942 | La Pallice | Patrol 4, | 30 days | |
| 12. | U-752 | 28 Mar 1942 | La Pallice | 21 May 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 5, | 55 days | |
| 13. | U-752 | 2 Jul 1942 | St. Nazaire | 4 Sep 1942 | La Pallice | Patrol 6, | 65 days | |
| 14. | U-752 | 19 Oct 1942 | La Pallice | 15 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 7, | 120 days | |
| 15. | U-752 | 22 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire | 23 May 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 8, | 32 days | |
| 8 patrols, 359 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Karl-Ernst Schroeter
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1941 | U-752 | T-898 (No 44) | 553 |  | sj | ||
| 15 Nov 1941 | U-752 | T-889 (No 34) | 581 | | sj | ||
| 21 Apr 1942 | U-752 | West Imboden | 5,751 |  | am | ||
| 23 Apr 1942 | U-752 |  | Reinholt (d.) | 4,799 |  | nw | |
| 1 May 1942 | U-752 | | Bidevind | 4,956 | | nw | |
| 23 Jul 1942 | U-752 | Garmula | 5,254 |  | br | ||
| 27 Jul 1942 | U-752 | | Leikanger | 4,003 | | nw | FN-20 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-752 | Mendanau | 6,047 |  | nl | ||
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-752 | Cripple Creek | 6,347 | | am | ||
| 38,291 | |||||||
8 ships sunk (33,492 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,799 tons). Legend | |||||||
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